Gniew

Also known as Mewe, Gméw

Gniew (; ) is a historic town situated on the left bank of the Vistula River, in the Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It has 6,870 inhabitants (2016).

Key facts

Settlement.name: Gniew
Settlement.image_skyline: Zamek w Gniewie 1.jpg
Settlement.imagesize: 250px
Settlement.image_caption: Gniew Castle
Settlement.image_flag: POL Gniew flag.svg
Settlement.image_shield: POL Gniew COA.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Poland
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Voivodeship
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Pomeranian
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Tczew
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Gmina
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Gniew
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Maciej Czarnecki
Settlement.established_title: Established

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Notable people
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Gniew (; ) is a historic town situated on the left bank of the Vistula River, in the Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It has 6,870 inhabitants (2016).

It is one of the oldest towns in Eastern Pomerania, and is renowned for its medieval Brick Gothic Castle, which has become one of the region's most recognizable monuments. The town also has other medieval Gothic monuments, and in early modern times it was a centre for the wine trade and the seat of local starosts, most notably John III Sobieski, who was elected King of Poland. Gniew is located in the ethnocultural region of Kociewie in the historic region of Pomerania.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gniew” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.